At 11:00 a.m. AST, 1500 utc, the center of Tropical Storm Ophelia was located near latitude 18.7 north, longitude 59.9 west. Ophelia is moving toward the north-northwest near 3 mph, 6 km/h, and this motion with some increase in forward speed is expected over the next 48 hours.

Data from an air force reserve unit hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 50 mph, 85 km/h, with higher gusts. Gradual strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 85 miles, 140 km, mainly to the east of the center.